Cumbrian wind farm to be world’s largest

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A maintenance boat works next to offshore wind turbinesChristopher Furlong/Getty

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The London Array wind farm in the outer Thames Estuary is currently the largest in the worldGareth Fuller/PA

Tom Farmery

Last updated at 12:09AM, March 13 2013

A Cumbrian wind farm is set to become the largest in the world, with plans
being drawn up to double its size.

The £1.2 billion Walney offshore wind farm opened last year with 102 turbines
in the Irish Sea, nine miles from land. The proposed extension by the Danish
company Dong would make it twice the size and provide electricity for
559,000 homes.

The London Array wind farm in the outer Thames Estuary is currently the
largest in the world, with 175 turbines, enough to power 470,000 homes.